The Chateau
by Maxwell, William
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good/Poor
- Seller
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Madison, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1961. 402 pp. Red cloth with blind embossing on front and gold lettering on spine. Top edge red stained. Front free endpaper is dated May 1961 and inscribed in ink: "To Charlotte Mochrie, our 'Miss Mochrie,' to whom we all are, and have good reason to be, devoted. Most gratefully, William Maxwell" and "'So strange, life is. Why people do not go around in a continual state of surprise is beyond me.' p. 393" A review of the book from the March 21, 1961 New York Herald Tribune is laid in in the rear. Binding clean, tight and square with only the slightest rubbing to corners and spine ends. Top edge has three spots. Front endpapers toned by what was probably a newspaper article, not affecting legibility of inscription. Two letters of "Maxwell" smudged but legibility is intact. Text block is clean, square and tight throughout. Dust jacket is in three pieces: disconnected at rear spine and flap. Extremities are chipped and toned. Jacket is now well protected in mylar sleeve. Miss Mochrie was an English teacher at the Brearley School in Manhattan from the 1920s to 1950s and was a book collector. This copy was acquired from her heirs.. Inscribed & Signed By Author. Second Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Poor. 8vo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Chatham Bookseller, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 028631
- Title
- The Chateau
- Author
- Maxwell, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Poor
- Edition
- Second Printing
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1961
- Size
- 8vo
Terms of Sale
The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
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About the Seller
The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
Biblio member since 2005
Madison, New Jersey
About The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
The Chatham Bookseller began in 1968, and, in 1970, opened a store at its present location in Madison, NJ. The store contains over 10,000 books in over 80 different subjects, and favors good used books and good literature (both hardcover and paperback) over popular books and bestsellers. Our Internet business began in 2001. Upon visiting the store, we can show and sell individual online titles upon request. Store hours are 10:00-5:30 (Tues.-Sat.) and 11:00-4:00 (Sun.). The business is run by Richard Chalfin.
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....